Welding Technology/Welder at Northland Pioneer College

If you plan to study welding technology/welder, take a look at what Northland Pioneer College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NPC is located in Holbrook, Arizona and has a total student population of 2,700.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Welding Technology/Welder section at the bottom of this page.

NPC Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Wielding (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Wielding (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Wielding

NPC Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

Wielding Student Demographics at NPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wielding majors at Northland Pioneer College.

NPC Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

28% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wielding only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at NPC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

NPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northland Pioneer College with a associate's in wielding.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Careers That Wielding Grads May Go Into

A degree in wielding can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Northland Pioneer College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	5,220	$43,150
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	450	$39,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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